Genesis 27
1 When Isaac was old, he became almost blind. One day he summoned Esau, his firstborn/older son,
Et il arriva, quand Isaac fut devenu vieux et que ses yeux furent trop faibles pour voir, qu'il appela Ésaü, son fils aîné, et lui dit: Mon fils! et il lui répondit: Me voici!
2 and said to him, “My son?” Esau replied, “Here I am!”
Et il dit: Voici je suis vieux, et je ne sais point le jour de ma mort.
3 Isaac said, “Listen to me. I am very old, and I do not know when I will die. So now take your bow and quiver full of arrows and go out into the countryside, and hunt for a wild animal for me.
Maintenant donc, prends, je te prie, tes armes, ton carquois et ton arc, et va-t'en aux champs, et prends-moi du gibier.
4 Kill one and prepare the kind of tasty meat that I like. Then bring it to me so that after I eat it, I can give you a blessing before I die.”
Et apprête-moi un mets appétissant, comme je les aime; et apporte-le-moi, que je le mange, afin que mon âme te bénisse avant que je meure.
5 Rebekah was listening as Isaac said that to his son, Esau. So when Esau left the tent to go to the countryside to hunt for a wild animal in order to kill it and bring it back,
Or, Rébecca écoutait, pendant qu'Isaac parlait à Ésaü, son fils. Ésaü s'en alla donc aux champs pour prendre du gibier et l'apporter.
6 Rebekah said to her son, Jacob, “Listen to me. I heard your father talking to your brother, Esau, saying,
Et Rébecca parla à Jacob, son fils, et lui dit: Voici, j'ai entendu ton père, qui parlait à Ésaü, ton frère, et lui disait:
7 ‘Go and kill some wild animal and bring it here, and prepare the meat in a tasty way, so that I may eat it, and then before I die I can give you my blessing while Yahweh is listening.’
Apporte-moi du gibier, et apprête-moi un mets appétissant, que je le mange, et que je te bénisse devant l'Éternel, avant de mourir.
8 So now, my son, do what I am telling you.
Maintenant donc, mon fils, obéis à ma voix, pour ce que je vais te commander.
9 Go out to the flock and [kill] two nice young goats and bring [the meat] to me. Then I will prepare some tasty food for your father, the way he likes it.
Va me prendre au troupeau deux bons chevreaux, et j'en apprêterai pour ton père un mets appétissant, comme il les aime.
10 Then you can take it to your father, in order that he can eat it, and then, before he dies, he will give his blessing to you, [and not to your older brother].”
Et tu le porteras à ton père, pour qu'il le mange, afin qu'il te bénisse avant sa mort.
11 But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “But my brother Esau’s skin has hair all over it, and my skin is not like that! My skin is smooth!
Et Jacob répondit à Rébecca sa mère: Voici, Ésaü, mon frère, est velu, et je ne le suis pas.
12 What will happen if my father touches me? He will realize that I am tricking him, and as a result (I will be cursed/he will say that God will do bad things to) me, not a blessing!”
Peut-être que mon père me tâtera, et il me regardera comme un trompeur, et j'attirerai sur moi la malédiction, et non la bénédiction.
13 His mother replied, “If that happens, let the curse be on me. You do what I am telling you. Go and get the goats for me!”
Et sa mère lui dit: Que ta malédiction soit sur moi, mon fils; obéis seulement à ma voix, et va me chercher ces chevreaux.
14 So Jacob went and killed two goats and brought them to his mother. Then [with the meat] his mother prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked.
Il alla donc les chercher et les apporta à sa mère, et sa mère en apprêta un mets appétissant, comme son père les aimait.
15 Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s clothes that were with her in the tent, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
Puis Rébecca prit les plus riches habits d'Ésaü, son fils aîné, qu'elle avait auprès d'elle dans la maison, et elle en revêtit Jacob, son fils cadet.
16 She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.
Et elle couvrit des peaux de chevreaux ses mains et son cou, qui était sans poil.
17 Then she handed him some bread and the tasty food that she had prepared.
Ensuite elle mit le mets appétissant et le pain qu'elle avait apprêtés, dans la main de Jacob, son fils.
18 Jacob took it to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “I’m here; which of my sons are you?”
Et il vint vers son père, et dit: Mon père! Et il répondit: Me voici; qui es-tu, mon fils?
19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn son. I did what you told me to do. Sit up and eat some of the meat so that you can then bless me.”
Et Jacob dit à son père: Je suis Ésaü, ton fils aîné; j'ai fait ce que tu m'as commandé. Lève-toi, je te prie, assieds-toi, et mange de ma chasse, afin que ton âme me bénisse.
20 But Isaac asked his son, “My son, how is it that you were able to find and kill an animal so quickly?” Jacob replied, “Because Yahweh, whom you worship, enabled me to be successful.”
Et Isaac dit à son fils: Comment donc en as-tu trouvé si tôt mon fils? Et il dit: C'est que l'Éternel ton Dieu me l'a fait rencontrer.
21 Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near to me, my son, so that I can touch you and determine whether you are really my son Esau.”
Et Isaac dit à Jacob: Approche, que je te tâte, mon fils, pour savoir si tu es mon fils Ésaü, ou non.
22 So Jacob went close to him. Isaac. Isaac touched him and said, “Your voice sounds like Jacob, but your hands feel hairy, like the hands of your older brother, Esau.”
Jacob s'approcha donc d'Isaac, son père, qui le tâta, et dit: La voix est la voix de Jacob; mais les mains sont les mains d'Ésaü.
23 Isaac did not recognize Jacob, [because he was blind] and because Jacob’s hands were now hairy, like those of his older brother, Esau. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
Il ne le reconnut pas; car ses mains étaient velues, comme les mains d'Ésaü, son frère; et il le bénit.
24 But first Isaac asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” Jacob replied, “Yes, I am.”
Et il dit: C'est toi qui es mon fils Ésaü? Et il répondit: C'est moi.
25 Isaac said, “My son, bring me some of the meat that you have cooked, so that I may eat it and then give you my blessing.” So Jacob brought him some, and he ate it. Jacob also brought him some wine, and he drank it.
Alors il dit: Sers-moi, que je mange de la chasse de mon fils, pour que mon âme te bénisse. Et il le servit, et il mangea. Il lui apporta aussi du vin, et il but.
26 Then Isaac said to him, “My son, come here and kiss me.”
Puis Isaac, son père, lui dit: Approche, et baise-moi, mon fils.
27 So Jacob came close to him, and his father kissed him on the cheek. Isaac smelled the clothes Jacob was wearing. They smelled like Esau’s clothes. So he said, “Truly, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed.
Et il s'approcha, et le baisa. Et Isaac sentit l'odeur de ses habits, et il le bénit, et dit: Voici, l'odeur de mon fils est comme l'odeur d'un champ que l'Éternel a béni.
28 I ask that God will send down to you dew from heaven [to water your fields], and cause you to have abundant crops, good harvests of grain, and grapes for wine.
Que Dieu te donne de la rosée des cieux et de la graisse de la terre, et une abondance de froment et de moût!
29 I ask that people of many nations will serve you and bow down to you. I ask that you will rule over your brothers, and that your mother’s descendants will also bow down to you. I ask that God will curse/punish those who (curse you/ask God to do bad things to you), and bless those who bless you.”
Que des peuples te servent, et que des nations se prosternent devant toi! Sois le maître de tes frères, et que les fils de ta mère se prosternent devant toi! Quiconque te maudira, soit maudit, et quiconque te bénira, soit béni!
30 After Isaac finished blessing Jacob, Jacob was just leaving the room where his father was, when his older brother, Esau, returned from hunting.
Et il arriva, aussitôt qu'Isaac eut achevé de bénir Jacob, et comme Jacob était à peine sorti de devant Isaac, son père, qu'Ésaü, son frère, revint de la chasse.
31 Esau cooked some tasty meat and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “My father, please sit up and eat some of the meat that I have cooked, so that you can then give me your blessing!”
Il apprêta, lui aussi, un mets appétissant, et l'apporta à son père, et il lui dit: Que mon père se lève, et mange de la chasse de son fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse.
32 His father, Isaac, said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am Esau, your firstborn son!”
Et Isaac, son père, lui dit: Qui es-tu? Et il dit: Je suis ton fils, ton premier-né, Ésaü.
33 Then Isaac, realizing that it was not Esau who had come earlier, trembled very violently. He said, “Then who is it that brought me some meat from an animal that he had hunted and killed, and I ate it all? He was here just before you came. I blessed him, and I cannot (take back that blessing/declare that those things will not happen to him).”
Et Isaac fut saisi d'une émotion extraordinaire; et il dit: Qui est donc celui qui a pris du gibier, et m'en a apporté? et j'ai mangé de tout, avant que tu vinsses, et je l'ai béni, et aussi sera-t-il béni.
34 When Esau heard those words of his father, he cried loudly. He was very disappointed. He said to his father, “My father, bless me, too!”
Dès qu'Ésaü eut entendu les paroles de son père, il jeta un cri très grand et très amer. Et il dit à son père: Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père!
35 But his father said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing!”
Mais il dit: Ton frère est venu avec ruse, et il a pris ta bénédiction.
36 Esau said, “It is right [RHQ] that his name is Jacob, which means ‘cheat,’ because he deceived me two times. The first time he took my rights from being his firstborn son, and this time he took my blessing!” Then he asked, “Do you not have any blessing left for me?”
Et Ésaü dit: Est-ce parce qu'on l'a appelé Jacob, qu'il m'a déjà supplanté deux fois? Il a pris mon droit d'aînesse, et voici, maintenant il a pris ma bénédiction. Ensuite il dit: N'as-tu point réservé de bénédiction pour moi?
37 Isaac answered and said to Esau, “I have declared that your younger brother will rule over you, and declared that all his relatives will serve him. And I have said that God will give him plenty of grain and grapes for wine. So, my son, (what can I do for you?/There is nothing more that I can do for you!)” [RHQ]
Et Isaac répondit et dit à Ésaü: Voici, je l'ai établi ton maître et je lui ai donné tous ses frères pour serviteurs; et je l'ai pourvu de froment et de moût. Et que ferais-je donc pour toi, mon fils?
38 Esau said to his father, “My father, do you have only one blessing? My father, bless me, too!” Then Esau cried very loudly.
Et Ésaü dit à son père: N'as-tu que cette bénédiction, mon père? bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père! Et Ésaü éleva la voix, et pleura.
39 His father Isaac answered and said to him, “The place where you will live will be far from the fertile soil and from the dew that God sends from heaven [to water the fields].
Et Isaac son père répondit, et lui dit: Voici, ta demeure sera de la graisse de la terre, de la rosée des cieux d'en haut.
40 You will [rob and] kill people [MTY] in order to [get what you need to] live, and you will be as though you are your brother’s slave. But when you decide to rebel against him, you will (free yourself from/no longer be under) his control.”
Et tu vivras de ton épée, et tu serviras ton frère; mais il arrivera, comme tu seras errant, que tu briseras son joug de dessus ton cou.
41 So, because his father had given a blessing to Jacob, and not to him, Esau hated his younger brother. Esau thought to himself, “After my father dies and we finish mourning for him, I will kill Jacob!”
Et Ésaü prit Jacob en aversion à cause de la bénédiction que son père lui avait donnée; et Ésaü dit en son cœur: Les jours du deuil de mon père approchent; et je tuerai Jacob, mon frère.
42 But Rebekah found out what her older son, Esau, was thinking. So she summoned her younger son, Jacob, and said to him, “Listen to me. Your older brother, Esau, is [comforting himself by] planning to kill you, to get revenge because of your deceiving your father.
Et l'on rapporta à Rébecca les paroles d'Ésaü, son fils aîné; et elle envoya appeler Jacob, son second fils, et lui dit: Voici, Ésaü ton frère va se venger de toi en te tuant.
43 So now, my son, listen carefully to what I am telling you. Escape quickly and go and stay with my brother Laban, in Haran [town].
Maintenant donc, mon fils, obéis à ma voix: lève-toi, enfuis-toi vers Laban, mon frère, à Charan.
44 Stay with him a while, until your older brother is no longer angry.
Et tu demeureras avec lui quelque temps, jusqu'à ce que la fureur de ton frère soit passée,
45 When he forgets what you did to him, I will send a message to you, to tell you to return from there. If Esau kills you, [others will kill him, and] then both my sons would die at the same time!” [RHQ]
Jusqu'à ce que la colère de ton frère se détourne de toi, et qu'il ait oublié ce que tu lui as fait. Alors je t'enverrai chercher de là. Pourquoi serais-je privée de vous deux en un même jour?
46 Rebekah also said to Isaac, “These [foreign] women whom Esau has married, who are descendants of Heth, are making my life miserable. I would prefer to die than to see Jacob marry a woman from the descendants of Heth in this area!”
Et Rébecca dit à Isaac: Je suis dégoûtée de la vie, à cause des filles de Heth. Si Jacob prend parmi les filles de Heth, parmi les filles du pays, une femme comme celles-là, à quoi me sert la vie?
